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Nature Genetics 39, 1376–1383 (1 November 2007) | doi:10.1038/ng.2007.11

EphB|[ndash]|ephrin-B interactions suppress colorectal cancer progression by compartmentalizing tumor cells

Carme Cortina , Sergio Palomo-Ponce , Mar Iglesias , Juan Luis Fern|[aacute]|ndez-Masip , Ana Vivancos , Gavin Whissell , Mireia Hum|[agrave]| , Nerea Peir|[oacute]| , Lourdes Gallego , Suzanne Jonkheer , Alice Davy , Josep Lloreta , Elena Sancho & Eduard Batlle

The genes encoding tyrosine kinase receptors EphB2 and EphB3 are β-catenin and Tcf4 target genes in colorectal cancer (CRC) and in normal intestinal cells. In the intestinal epithelium, EphB signaling controls the positioning of cell types along the crypt-villus axis.